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Religious and Ethnic Revival in a Chinese Minority: The Bai People of Southwest China (Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series)

Liang Yongjia

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Description:This book is based on anthropological fieldwork among the Bai, an ethnic minority with a population of two million in Dali, southwest China. It explores the religious and ethnic revival in the last two decades against a historical background. It explains why and how religions and ethnic identity are revived in contemporary China, with the revived analytical concept of "alterity," which suggests a world beyond here and now. The book focuses on the particular institutions and ritual technologies that seek for access to the invisible, transcendental other--both spatial and temporal. It covers a variety of topics, including pre-modern kingship, communist utopia, religious alterity, ethnic identity, religious associations, the intangible cultural heritage, and temple restorations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Religious and Ethnic Revival in a Chinese Minority: The Bai People of Southwest China (Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series). To get started finding Religious and Ethnic Revival in a Chinese Minority: The Bai People of Southwest China (Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book is based on anthropological fieldwork among the Bai, an ethnic minority with a population of two million in Dali, southwest China. It explores the religious and ethnic revival in the last two decades against a historical background. It explains why and how religions and ethnic identity are revived in contemporary China, with the revived analytical concept of "alterity," which suggests a world beyond here and now. The book focuses on the particular institutions and ritual technologies that seek for access to the invisible, transcendental other--both spatial and temporal. It covers a variety of topics, including pre-modern kingship, communist utopia, religious alterity, ethnic identity, religious associations, the intangible cultural heritage, and temple restorations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Religious and Ethnic Revival in a Chinese Minority: The Bai People of Southwest China (Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series). To get started finding Religious and Ethnic Revival in a Chinese Minority: The Bai People of Southwest China (Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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